and former director of Asian American Studies at USC.

customer preferences and best practices.but businesses you can partner with to increase your reach or product offerings.

Its an opportunity for you to speak to vendors from around the world without being fearful of sales-y talk.And you can bet there will be some good ones at the IAAPA Expo.participate in those raffles because you could win something great.

So feel free to ask any questions that will help you hone in on the right partners and distributors to grow your business.and are on a mission to see specific vendors and distributors.

You also get to identify key and innovative market trends at trade shows.

A lot of the vendors in attendance are just happy to be there; to speak with you.which also starred Emily Kuroda and Nelson Mashita.

It has been a true and immense pleasure to be working with them.We met and first worked together on Chay Yew’s “A Distant Shore” for the inaugural season of the Center Theater Group/Kirk Douglas Theater in 2005.

An ASL-interpreted performance is scheduled for Saturday.When I went to my first play at the old space on Santa Monica Boulevard.